Ahmedabad: Former top cop Julio Ribeiro has decided to file a PIL in the Gujarat High Court challenging the recent appointment of state in-charge DGP P P Pandey, who is an accused in the alleged fake encounter case of Ishrat Jahan.

Ribeiro, 87, who earned the image of a no-nonsense cop as DGP of Punjab during the militancy there, has termed the appointment as "ridiculous" and in contravention of the All India Services (Conduct) Rules.